Curtain-holder.



Patented May 15, I900.

W L ISBILLS CURTAIN HOLDER.

(Application fllbd lept. 1, 1899.)

(No Modal.)

nee STATES PATENT Fries.

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CURTAIN-HOLDER.

sincirrcnrion forming part of Letters Patent No. 649,729, dated May 15,ieoo. Application filed September 1,1899. $erial No- 729,155. (Nomodel.)

To (tZZ whom it 'nmq concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM Lownrn Is- BILLS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bayonne, in the county of Hudson, in the State ofNew Jersey, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inCurtain- Holders, of which the following is aspecifica= tion.

My invention consists in the improved construction of curtain holdersand runners here= inafter set forth, whereby an attractive and efficientarrangement of parts is attained with ease of operation and ahighly-satisfactory curtain-holder produced.

The accompanying drawings form a part of this specification andrepresent what I consider the best means of carrying out the invention.

Figure l is an interior view of a windowcornice provided with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the line 2 2 in Fig. 1 on asomewhat larger scale, the curtain being omitted. Fig. 3 is a viewcorresponding to Fig. l, but illustrating the application of theimprovement to a portiere. Fig. 4 is a cross section of the curtain-poleon a much larger scale. Fig. 5 is a vertical section of a portion on theline 5 5 in Fig. 4. Figs. 6 and 7 are cross-sections showingmodifications.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures where they appear.

A and B are two parts of the curtain-pole, each being not only shaped onthe exterior, but also smoothly out on its inner face to afford half ofthe cavity a b. It will be ob served that the cavity is narrow at itslower edge and larger above. This would be a difficult form to producein a single piece by machinery; but before the parts are appliedtogether it is easy to run the wood for each part through an ordinarymolding-machine provided with sharp knives of the proper form and tothus excavate the portion of the cavity which is required to be formedin that part.

Fig. 3 shows my pole applied to support a portiere. The pole is held byscrews intro= ducedthrough the cavity a b from below and set firmly andclosely under the upper portion of a door-frame. A narrow screw drivershould be used in order to turn freely in the narrow portion of theaperture below. I have shown the parts as also tongued and grooved atthe portions above this cavity, believing that this aids the glueinholding the parts not only reliably and stifily together, but also insures their being in true positions.

An intermediate piece of wood 0 is tongned and grooved and also gluedbetween the parts A and B. Referring to Figs. 2, i, 5, and 7, the loweredge of this piece 0 extends down into the cavity a b and is widened, asindi cated by C.

The series of runners carrying the curtain WV are supported andtraversed on the flanges O O. The main body of each runner is ofspring-brass or other strong and slightly-elastic material D andcarrying small wheels E, free to revolve on pivots D, shaped andarranged as shown. A piece of wood F is embraced within the lowerportion, stiffening that part and serving to receive screw-eyes D. Thecurtain or portiere WV, being secured by hooks or other ordinary meansto the several eyes D, is properly held up and may be extended by asimple pull in one direction and withdrawn by a pull in the oppositedirection.

The exteriors of the curtain-pole may be finished with any degree ofelaboration. I have shown them as plain moldings. The parts A B may bemade and united permanently together in any convenient lengths and sawedoff and properly finished of the required dimensions.

G is one of a pair of brackets, of brass or other suitable material,screwed or otherwise firmly secured to the window-frame at the properheight, receiving and supporting the curtain-pole in the manner shown inFig. 2.

H is a pinching-screw which may be used to tighten the hold.

Modifications may be made without departing from the principle orsacrificing the advantages of the invention.

Fig. 6 shows the same general construction, but with the lower portion.of the parts A and B omitted.

Fig. 7 shows the same curtain-pole as in Fig. 4, but a differentconstruction of the runner. In this the metal D is made longer and isbent to bear directly on the track 0 and to slide thereon.

to serve as a trackway, the tongues of said intermediate memberperforming the dual function of firmly engaging the grooves in thesections and resisting downward strain on the trackway, and a carrierhaving upper engaging portions suspended from said flanges,substantially as herein specified.

In testimony that I claim the invention above set forth I affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM LOWRIE ISBILLS.

Witnesses:

J. B. OLAUrIcE, M. F. BOYLE.

